Love In The Time Of Corona: Man, 89, Woman, 85 Meet Daily At The Closed Denmark-Germany Border

One of the hardest things for people during the coronavirus lockdown is not being able to meet their loved ones. Gabriel Marquez¡¯s classic novel Love in the time of cholera is about the lives and love of one family over the course of more than a century (apart from being so much more).

Love stories in today¡¯s time can rightly be titled ¡®Love in the time of Corona¡¯ and it might as well turn into an anthology.

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How are the old couples who are separated holding up? Well on in Europe is going viral for transcending borders.

85-year-old Inga Rasmussen, lives in Denmark and 89-year-old Karsten T¨¹chsen Hansen hails from Germany. Danish-German border was closed down about two weeks ago due to the coronavirus outbreak. But that did not stop the couple from meeting each other. They still meet, now near the town of Aventoff for a chat and even share a drink sometimes. What separates them is a single wooden plank mounted on some concrete blocks that act as a barrier between the two countries, the border.

The border between Germany and Denmark is mostly empty now as people are not allowed to crossover to either side.

Karsten comes riding on his his e-bike from Suderlugum and Inga takes her car from Gallehus to the border, where the two meet, at the same time making sure to practice ¡®social distancing¡¯.

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The two reportedly met a couple of years ago for the first time. It's true what they say, love knows no boundaries.